The Atlas V rocket with Solar Orbiter spacecraft was in the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral before rolling to Launch Complex 41 on February 8, 2020. The ESA-NASA mission will study the Sun and provide first images of its poles, managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program.

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